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USGS us1000bwtn
27 Dec 2017, 20:59
89 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 188.3 km depth.
Published location
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-16.403200, 168.189500
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Event ID
us1000bwtn
Coordinates
-16.4032, 168.1895
Network
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Significance
385